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(12) Brevet: (11) CA 2527488
(54) Titre français: COLLECTEUR DE RAYONNEMENT SOLAIRE
(54) Titre anglais: COLLECTOR FOR SOLAR RADIATION
Statut: Périmé et au-delà du délai pour l’annulation
Données bibliographiques
Abrégés

Abrégé français

L'invention concerne un arrangement de capteurs solaires, qui comprend plusieurs ensembles (1) immergés ou partiellement immergés dans un bassin à eau (2). Chaque ensemble (1) comprend un réflecteur parabolique (3) et un absorbeur (6). Des barrières (10) ménagées à la surface de l'eau ou à proximité de la surface de l'eau (2) ont pour fonction de réduire les ondes qui, autrement peuvent perturber le passage direct de la lumière solaire dans des conditions de vent. L'immersion complète de l'ensemble (1) dans le liquide permet de protéger et de refroidir simultanément l'appareil, tout en facilitant la poursuite du soleil dans sa course, par rotation induite par la flottabilité. Des versions partiellement immergées présentent une efficacité supérieure et une meilleure protection par temps violent, par inversion dans l'eau.


Abrégé anglais


A solar collector arrangement includes a number of assemblies (1), which are
immersed or partially immersed in a pond of water (2). Each assembly (1)
includes a parabolic reflector (3) and an absorber (6). Barriers (10) are
Iocated on or near the surface of the water (2) and operate to reduce waves
which may otherwise disturb the direct passage of sunlight in windy
conditions. The complete immersion of the assembly (1) in the liquid serves to
simultaneously protect and cool the apparatus, while allowing ease of sun~10
tracking movements by buoyancy induced rotation. Partially immersed versions
have higher efficiency and protect against severe weather by inverting into
the water.

Revendications

Note : Les revendications sont présentées dans la langue officielle dans laquelle elles ont été soumises.


Claims:
1. A collector for the collection of solar radiation, which collector
includes:
a tracking mechanism to keep the collector pointing at the
sun; and
at least one energy conversion device for the conversion of
electromagnetic energy into either electrical energy or
chemical energy; and
at least one concentration device for the reception of
electromagnetic energy and the concentration of the
electromagnetic energy onto the energy conversion device,
in which the energy conversion device is substantially immersed
during its operation, and the concentration device is at least
partially immersed during part of the daily operation cycle while
collecting solar energy and both devices being within the same
body of liquid.
2. A collector as claimed in claim 1, in which the liquid is substantially
transparent to visible light.
3. A collector as claimed In claim 1 or claim 2, in which the liquid is
water.
4. A collector as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, in which the liquid is a
hydrocarbon.
5. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, in which the
conversion device includes a photovoltaic cell.
6. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, in which the
energy conversion device includes a chemical reaction chamber
exposed to the concentrated electromagnetic energy.

7. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, in which the
energy conversion device includes a thermoelectric converter.
8. A detector as claimed in any one of claims 5 to 7, in which the
energy conversion device is encased in a hermetic seal.
9. A collector as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, in which
the concentration device includes a mirror.
10. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, in which the
concentration device includes a refractive lens.
11. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 in which sun
tracking rotations are achieved by motor driven mechanical
linkages.
12. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10 in which sun
tracking rotations are achieved by alterations in the relative
buoyancy of lateral buoyancy tanks.
13. A collector claimed in claim 12 wherein each of the lateral
buoyancy tanks extend vertically above the water surface and are
interconnected at their highest portion by a passage.
14. A collector as claimed in either of claims 12 or 13 wherein the
lateral buoyancy tanks are interconnected at their lowest portion
by a passage, with a reversible positive displacement pump
positioned in said passage to transfer liquid from one tank to the
other to thereby alter the balance and thus tilt the collector in the
desired direction.
15. A collector as defined in either of claims 11 or 14 wherein the
operation of the pump or tracking mechanism is controlled by a
servo mechanism fed by right and left light sensors mounted either
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side of a vertical vane and aligned with the vertical axis of the
system.
16. A collector as claimed in claim 9 or 10 or 11 or claim 12, in which
the concentration device is fabricated at least in part from plastics
material.
17. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 16, further
including means to inhibit the formation of waves at the interface
between the body of liquid and the air.
18. A collector as claimed in claim 17 in which the means for inhibiting
the formation of waves is substantially transparent to the solar
radiation.
19. A collector as claimed in claim 17 or claim 18 in which the means
for inhibiting the formation of waves includes a floating barrier or a
floating membrane.
20. A collector as defined in any one of claims 17 to 19 in which the
means for inhibiting the formation of waves includes a faced
barrier.
21. A collector as defined in any one of claims 17 to 20, in which there
a plurality of such means for inhibiting the formation of waves,
each of which is regularly spaced.
22. A collector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 21, in which the
liquid includes a component to suppress the growth of algae.
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Description

Note : Les descriptions sont présentées dans la langue officielle dans laquelle elles ont été soumises.


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Title of invention:
Collector for solar radiation.
Technical field:
The present invention relates to the tracking and protection of solar energy
collectors and the like.
Background art:
There is a need to economically collect solar energy in concentrated form
prior to
direct use or conversion to electricity or other useable forms of energy.
Solar
energy has a modest intensity at the earth's surface of about 1000 Watts per
square metre.
It is thus highly desirable to concentrate the energy to higher intensity
(usually
expressed in Watts per square metre, or W/m2) before use. This is particularly
so where solar cells are used to convert the solar energy into electrical
energy.
The photovoltaic cells that are used to convert the solar energy into
electrical
energy are relatively expensive. Concentration of the incident solar energy
into a
smaller area allows the use of a smaller area of energy conversion cells, with
lower resulting costs of conversion cells. The key requirement in a
concentrating
collector is a means to concentrate the energy as much as possible with a
system which is very low in cost per unit area and which can track the sun by
rotation about one or two axes.
In the past, various forms of concentrator have been used. These have included
refractive concentrators (lenses) and, more commonly, curved reflectors
(mirrors). The concentrators are generally mounted on structures that allow
movement to follow or track the movement of the sun accurately across the sky
each day. For economy the system used to track the sun must be as simple and
robust as possible. Present methods of tracking use either motors and gears,
or
sliding hydraulic actuators, both of which add considerable cost. The need for
tracking ~a~es the ~ion~ielllrat(JI stluctulej heavlel alld mime complex tha n
statii.
non-concentrating solar energy collectors, because the tracking movements
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usually require that all support be provided through rotary joints which are
subject
to very high forces during extreme winds.
Any structures used for concentration must be well protected from high winds,
hail and other aspects of extreme weather conditions. It is also most commonly
desirable to provide some form of cooling of the devices that convert the
concentrated solar energy to electricity.
Silicon photovoltaic cells, which. are the most economical variety at this
point in
time, operate less efficiently as their temperature increases. If a mechanism
for
cooling the cells is not used, the use of concentrators tends to cause the
cells to
operate at higher temperature, decreasing their energy conversion efficiency.
Most concentrators designed so far employ very substantial mechanical
structures to resist movement and damage from the wind. In addition they
usually employ heavy and strong materials such as glass with metal backing for
the reflective element to protect the device from damage by wind, ice and
hail.
Such structures are, at present, either very expensive or too fragile for
continuous outdoor use.
One method that has been used to protect the reflective concentrator surface
has
been the use of an inflatable, aluminised, flexible plastic membrane as a
concentrating reflector. The shape of the membrane is maintained by an air
pressure difference from one side to the other. Such reflectors can be
deflated
during severe weather. They are relatively cheap, but are still subject to
damage
from high winds and by ultraviolet light. In addition they require substantial
structures to support the moving parts against high winds.
Another method that has been used to protect concentrators is the use of a
transparent dome or building to cover and protect the whole solar
concentrator.
This does allow some simplification of the structural design of the moving
concentrator. However, this method has little or no overall cost advantage due
to
the added cost of the protective structure.
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The Yeomans patents W093/09390 and US 6,220,241 B1 use temporary
immersion in water to protect a reflective concentrator. It consists of a
reflective
concentrator floating on water with a heat collector at the focal point in the
air
above. The concentrator can be submerged using pumps for limited periods to
avoid damage to the concentrator mirror during adverse weather conditions.
This
is achieved by flooding its' buoyancy tanks with water, a change in the
absolute
buoyancy of the apparatus. It is not able to operate as a solar concentrator
or
energy collector while submerged. The concentrator may still be damaged in bad
weather if the mechanism fails or loses power at a critical time (it is not
passively
robust). This system also achieves tracking movement in an azimuth direction
(rotation about the vertical axis only), using movement within the water.
Tracking
about a horizontal axis is achieved via motors, gears and' levers.
Virtually all the existing concentrating collectors require the mechanism to
move
to a special protected position for protection against adverse weather, making
them particularly vulnerable to damage when there is a mechanical or
electrical
breakdown.
Russian patent number SU1430-927-A to Novorossiisk Naval describes the
general concept of floating a flexible transparent sack in water to create a
lens,
but no details are given of the material to fill this sack, or of any energy
collector
or conversion device, or of the scale of the device and no tracking method is
proposed.
Aims
The present invention accordingly aims to provide protection against weather
conditions and ultraviolet radiation for solar concentrators and collectors.
Subsidiary aims of the present invention are, to provide a simple means for
tracking solar concentrators to follow the sun and to provide cooling for
solar .
collectors, and to provide more lightweight structures than was previously
possible. T he Inl~ent~on addlesses these aims, at least in part, by using the
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protective, cooling and buoyancy properties of a body of liquid, such as a
lagoon,
pond, tank, lake! dam or the like of water or other liquid. .
Summary of the invention:
The present invention accordingly provides a collector for the collection of
solar
radiation, which collector includes:
at least one energy conversion device for the conversion of
electromagnetic energy into another form of energy; and
at least one concentration device for the reception of electromagnetic
energy and the concentration of it onto the energy conversion device
in which both devices are at least partially immersed during operation within
the
same body of liquid.
It is preferred that the liquid.is water.
In one preferred form of the collector, the conversion device includes a
photovoltaic cell. In this embodiment of the invention, the photovoltaic cell
is
encased in a hermetic seal.
In an alternative preferred form of the invention, the energy conversion
device
includes a component that converts incident electromagnetic energy into heat;
and which is enclosed by a vacuum chamber.
In an alternative preferred form of the invention, the energy conversion
device
includes a component which converts incident electromagnetic energy into
stored
chemical energy via a photochemical reactor using Titanium Dioxide or other
photo-catalyst which may split water into hydrogen and oxygen or enhance other
useful chemical processes.
One preferred form of the concentration device includes a mirror. An
alternative
preferred form of concentration device includes a lens.
It is areferred that the concentration device is fabricated at least in part
from
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It is preferred that the collector be provided with at least two
interconnected and
vertically extended lateral buoyancy tanks on opposite sides with the total
buoyancy being set constant and sufficient to keep the whole unit
substantially
below the water surface, but with positive buoyancy so that the unit floats
just
below the surface. It is preferred that the relative buoyancy of these two
tanks
should be adjusted by interchange of liquid and air between them to cause the
collector to rotate about the horizontal axis perpendicular to the line
between the
two tanks to provide simple tracking of the direction of incoming solar
radiation.
These two interconnected buoyancy tanks can be implemented in the form of a
curved tube whose sealed ends are below the water surface with the curve of
the
tube rising above the surface. Using this method the net or total buoyancy of
the
apparatus does not change. The total buoyancy is kept constant, with the tanks
sealed to the outside air and water, but the relative buoyancy of the pair is
adjustable. In this embodiment the concentrator is suspended under the water
from floats at the surface, so that there is no need for a substantial support
structure mounted at the bottom of the pond, and no need to control the depth
of
the water precisely, and no need for any bearings or rotating joints.
It is preferred that the collector includes means to inhibit the formation of
waves
at the interface between the body of liquid and the air. It is especially
preferred
that the means for inhibiting the formation of waves is substantially
transparent to
the solar radiation.
It is preferred that the liquid includes a component or additive to suppress
the
growth of algae and bacterial slime.
The invention accordingly addresses the aims of the invention, at least in
part, by
using the protective and buoyancy properties of a body of liquid, such as the
sea,
a pond, tank, dam, lake or the like of water or the like.
There are two principal varieties of the invention, the first being that where
both
concentrator and energy liVnve Lel are permanently immersed, as illustrated in
Figures 1 and 3 and 4, while the second principal variety, as illustrated in
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and 6, is that where the energy converter is substantially immersed during
operation, but the concentrator is only partially immersed for part of the
operating
day, and may be fully immersed by rotating the tracking system to point the
concentrator downwards.
5 The advantages of the first principal variety are that the continuous
immersion of the concentrator passively protects it against weather at all
times,
that immersion allows the use of a simple lateral buoyancy balance to achieve
tracking, and that PV cells are naturally cooled- by immersion in a body of
water.
The advantages of the second principal variety are that immersion allows
protection of the concentrator when repuired by rotation of the buoyancy
tracking
system, and that partial immersion allows the use of a simple lateral buoyancy
balance to achieve tracking of a short focal length system (which is the
lightest
and most stable system), and that PV cells are naturally cooled by immersion
in
a body of water. In addition, the second variety has little water in the
optical path
so that it produces more energy per unit area.
Brief description of the drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of apparatus according to one
embodiment of the present invention; and
Figure 2 is a chart illustrating the efficiency of light utilisation of one
embodiment
of the present invention; and
Figure 3 is an elevation view of a portion of apparatus according to another
embodiment of the present invention, similar to that of Figure 1; and
Figure 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention,
using a point focus concentrator; and
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Figures 5 and 6 are elevation views of other embodiments of the present
invention, wherein the concentrator is substantially above the water level
during
part of the operational cycle each day.
Description of preferred embodiments of the invention:
According to the embodiment of the present invention which is illustrated by
reference to Figure 1, a plurality of assemblies, one of which is generally
indicted
by reference numeral 1, are immersed in a pond or other body of transparent
liquid 2. It is preferred that the pond of liquid 2 be water.
The complete immersion of the assembly 1 in the liquid serves to
simultaneously
protect and cool the apparatus whilst allowing easy rotation about any axis
through the center of gravity of the collector. The assembly is given slight
positive
buoyancy to keep it substantially below the surface, but touching the surface.
The solar collector assembly includes a reflector that is generally indicated
at 3
(shaded in the diagram). In its preferred form, the reflector 3 has a
reflecting
surface which is substantially parabolic in a cross-section of the collector,
and
which extends longitudinally to form a generally trough-shaped reflecting
surface.
Each reflector assembly 3 is constructed on a base of thin, rigid plastics
material
(preferably acrylic or polycarbonate) to which is added a metallic reflective
layer.
The reflective layer is then sealed from liquids with a transparent plastics
cover
layer such as polypropylene, acrylic, Mylar or other suitable material.
Preferred
forms of reflector material include aluminium, silver and rhodium. The
parabolic
shape is maintained by attaching a plurality of one dimensional parabolic
formers
4 and straight interconnecting stringers 5 perpendicular to the rear of the
reflective surface.
In one arrangement of the assembly shown in Figure 1, the long axis of each
trough reflector 3 runs in a generally North-South direction if the system is
using
east-west tracking (horizontal axis tracking). A linearly extending array of
photovoltaic cells 6 is mounted at the focus of the reflector assembly 3,
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accordingly similarly runnirig in a North-South direction. This North-South
orientation is best suited to tropical regions with high sun angles all year.
An
alternative arrangement that better suits higher latitudes is North-South
tracking
of trough reflectors with their long axes aligned East-West. To allow
horizontal
axis (azumithal) sun tracking, the reflector assembly 3 is provided with a
sealed
buoyancy tank in the shape of a curved tube 7, which passes above the height
of
the photovoltaic cells 6. The buoyancy tank can be placed at one end of the
assembly to avoid shading, with another buoyancy tank added to the other end
of
the assembly to provide balanced support. The total buoyancy of the assembly
can be adjusted by adding a suitable amount of water or other fluid such as
Ethylene Glycol to each of the tanks to give the whole assembly slight
positive
buoyancy, sufficient to bring the top edge of the curved buoyancy tube above
the
water while keeping the photovoltaic cells 6 just below the water surface 2.
The
remainder of each buoyancy tank and connecting tube is filled with air. Under
these conditions the assembly can be rotated in the water about its' center of
gravity by changing the relative lateral buoyancy without altering the total.
This
rotation is achieved by pumping small amounts of fluid from the right to left
tank
or vica-versa using very small sealed electrical pumps mounted within each
buoyancy tank at 8 and 9. The delivery side of each pump is connected by a
small tube (which is not shown in the diagram), to the opposite end of the
curved
tube 7 thus allowing movement of water to the opposite end when required. A
single, reversible positive-displacement pump can be used as an alternative,
as
illustrated in Figure 3. The pumps are switched by a simple automatic sun-
tracking circuit controlled by a pair of photosensitive cells, which are
mounted on
each side of a shadow vane on the north-south focal axis of the system, thus
aligning the whole assembly with the sun's rays. Such electronic
servomechanisms are well known and not shown here. This rotational movement
of the reflector assembly 3 about the center of gravity of the assembly allows
tracking of the sun from East to West during the day. Since the rate of
movement required is slow (less than 15° per hour) and the assembly is
not
exposed to wind, there are no significant forces acting on the assembly of
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Figure 1 except the slight drag of the water. The rate of movement of the sun
is
15° per hour, but the increase in refractive index that is encountered
by the
sunlight in entering the water reduces the actual angular rate of movement
required in the collector slightly. If required, tracking can be achieved on
two
axes by the use of a second pair of buoyancy tanks at right angles to the
first
pair. In this embodiment the concentrator is suspended under the water from
the
air filled section of the buoyancy tracking tubes 7 at the surface, so that
there is
no need for a substantial support structure mounted at the bottom of the pond,
and no need to control the depth of the water precisely.
A higher cost alternative (not shown in this illustration) which gives maximum
performance at any latitude, is a system which provides two-axis tracking by
allowing rotation around a vertical axis together with azimuthal tilt
(horizontal axis
tracking). Rotation about the vertical axis can be achieved through motor-
driven
propellers at a tangent to a circle in the plane of rotation or through a
motor-
driven paddle wheel with a vertical axis of rotation to provide horizontal
tangential
thrust. Such wo axis tracking systems can use two dimensional (dish)
concentrators.
When the concentrator system is fully immersed in water it is no longer
necessary to employ strong or heavy materials for the reflector as the
movements and pressures caused by wind and weather reduce very rapidly with
depth in water. This allows the use of relatively lightweight structural
materials
such as plastics for almost all parts of the collector. In addition, the
structural
deflections caused by gravity are greatly reduced, since the densities of
typical
plastics employed in the structure are only around twenty percent higher than
the
surrounding water. Components are protected from most forms of environmental
damage by immersion in water, including protection from high winds, hail,
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windblown dust and short wavelength UV light. Ultraviolet light damages many
plastics. However, with the fully immersed form of the present invention,
wavelengths below about 250 nanometres are filtered out by passage of the
sunlight through water, so long as the passage through water is longer than
about 50 cm. This allows longer-term use of cheaper forms of plastics
materials,
which would otherwise not be suitable for use when exposed directly to
sunlight.
A linearly extending array of energy absorbing devices 6, preferably
photovoltaic
(P~ cells, is located at the focus of the reflector assembly 3, and is mounted
to
move in synchronism with the reflector assembly 3. It is preferred that the
energy absorbing assembly 6 is mounted in place at the focus by a support
assembly 11 (such as of clear plastics material) that mounts directly on the
reflector assembly 3. When photovoltaic cells are used as energy absorbing
devices, they are encased in a thin hermetic seal (preferably of a suitably
transparent plastics material, such as Tedlar, or of glass) to prevent water
damage to the semiconductor. This encasing material however must be of
adequate conductivity to heat, to allow the cells to be cooled by the
surrounding
water. Any space remaining between the encasing material and the photovoltaic
cells should be filled with a transparent non-corrosive liquid such as
Silicone oil
or with a transparent flexible solid such as silicone rubber. The surrounding
water provides convective liquid cooling of the energy conversion device
placed
at the focus of the concentrator. According to further preferred embodiments
of
the invention (which are illustrated in Figure 6), the photovoltaic cells or
the like
are mounted on a heat-conducting substrate. Preferred materials for this
mounting substrate include copper, aluminium and alumina ceramics. It is
especially preferred that that this mounting substrate also be encased with a
thin
layer of suitable plastics material (such as Tedlar) to form a hermetic seal
if the
surrounding liquid is corrosive to the substrate. Portions of the mounting
substrate remote from the cells are in contact with the liquid, enhancing
cooling
of the cells. If necessary in a particular installation, further means are
provided
for enhancing transfer of heat from the substrate to the liquid. Preferred
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that mounts directly on the reflector assembly 3: When photovoltaic cells
are used as energy absorbing devices, they are encased in a thin
hermetic seal (preferably of a suitably transparent plastics material, such
as Tedla~ or of glass) to prevent water damage to the semiconductor.
This encasing material however must be of adequate conductivity to
heat, to allow the cells to be cooled by the surrounding water. Any space
remaining between the encasing material and the photovoltaic cells
should be filled with a transparent non-corrosive liquid such as Silicone
oil or with a transparent flexible solid such as silicone rubber. The
surrounding water provides connective liquid cooling of the energy
conversion device placed at the focus of the concentrator. According to
further preferred embodiments of the invention (which are illustrated in
Figure 6), the photovoltaic cells or the like are mounted on a heat-
conducting substrate. Preferred materials for this mounting substrate
include copper, aluminium and alumina ceramics. It is especially
preferred that that this mounting substrate also be encased with a thin
layer of suitable plastics material (such as Tedlar~ to form a hermetic seal
if the surrounding liquid is corrosive to the substrate. Portions of the
mounting substrate remote from the cells are in contact with the liquid,
enhancing cooling of the cells. If necessary in a particular installation,
further means are provided for enhancing transfer of heat from the
substrate to the liquid. Preferred means of enhancing heat transfer
include heat sinking fins attached to or integral with the substrate, and
channels through the substrate which are in communication with the
surrounding liquid.
If the sun's energy is to be absorbed as heat or for the purpose of driving
a chemical process, rather than converted to electricity by photovoltaic
cells, it is preferred that a transparent cylindrical vacuum chamber is
provided at the reflector focus, surrounding the energy converter 6, to
prevent water cooling of the absorber.
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path length in the water will reduce losses, so the assembly should be kept as
near the surface as possible.
The cost of the pond required for immersion of the collector assemblies 1 is
not a
large factor, since it is similar in structure to low cost water retaining
dams, or
may even be a natural pond or salt lake or a saltwater inlet or lagoon
connected
to the sea. Large arrays of collector assemblies can be employed in a single
pond covering many thousands of square metres.
It is preferred that the pond. of water is provided with regularly spaced
fixed
and/or floating barriers 10 (which are preferably transparent when they
intercept
light travelling to the concentrators). It is preferred that the refractive
index of the
barriers be close to that of the water, to minimise losses. These barriers are
located on or near the surface and operate to reduce waves that may otherwise
disturb the direct passage of sunlight in windy conditions. At least one such
barrier 10 is placed between adjacent parallel rows of concentrator assemblies
1
with a typical spacing of 1.5 m. Cross-rows of barriers (which are not
illustrated
in the drawings) are also preferably placed at regular intervals at right
angles to
the rows of concentrators 1. It is preferred that the spacing between these
cross=
rows is about three to six metres.
Alternatively, or in addition, a thin layer of clear mineral oil or other
suitable high
viscosity transparent liquid can be provided to float on the surface of a
lower
liquid to reduce the build-up of surface waves.
Alternatively, or in addition, a thin transparent membrane or small-scale cell
structure can be provided to float on the surface to reduce the build-up of
surface
waves.
To avoid the build up of algae and other organic contaminants on critical
surfaces, the water of the pond preferably contains a suitable component or
additive to suppress growth of algae. It is preferred that this component or
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additive be common sodium chloride (at 'Dead Sea' levels), other salt or other
transparent chemical additive which kills algae used alone or in combination.
Certain such additives, including sodium chloride, can additionally aid
against
freezing of the water. Other preferred additives to suppress algae growth
include
copper based algaecides, chlorination, and ozone or ultraviolet treatment of
the
water. Alternatively, or in addition, moving mechanical cleaners can be
employed, which remove algae and bacteria with high velocity water jets, or
suitable water snails, fish or other organisms may be employed to eat the
contaminants.
Alternatively, algae and bacteria can be suppressed by raising the temperature
of
the pond water sufficiently high to kill such organisms periodically. This may
be
achieved by the incoming solar radiation alone when a transparent surface
membrane is employed to cover nearly the whole pond.
Figure 2 serves to illustrate the relative power available from a silicon
photovoltaic cell after surface reflections at the upper surface of the water
and
passage of sunlight through two metres of water to the cell. This is an
overall
throughput of about 50% of the sunlight energy incident on the upper surface
of
the water which would normally be available to a Silicon PV cell.
Making the reflector assembly 3 of the concentrator larger readily~compensates
for the loss of efficiency caused by passage of the light through water. Since
the
cost of the reflector per unit area is very low (being made of lightweight
plastics)
compared to the cost of photovoltaic cells, this is not a significant cost.
The area
of photovoltaic cells required for a given power output is not changed by
losses in
transmission through water, but the reflector area must be increased relative
to
the area required for a normal concentrating collector in the air.
According to the alternative embodiment of the present invention which is
illustrated by reference to Figure 3, an assembly similar to Figure 1 is show
in
elevation, or end view, substantially i~i~mersed in a body of ',mater 2. The
reference numbers used here and in subsequent Figures match those of Figure 1
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for corresponding elements. In this embodiment the photovoltaic cells 6 are
kept
close to the centre of rotation 17 and tanks 15 and 16 are used to prevent the
reflector 3 from rising above the water surface at the most extreme rotations,
and
a single pump 8 is employed. In this embodiment a sealed hollow buoyancy
tracking tube 7, approximately half filled with~liquid 18, is employed with
reversible, bidirectional positive displacement pump 8, to rotate the assembly
as
one unit about the centre of rotation 17 of the tracking tube loop 7. The
preferred
liquid in 7 is ethylene glycol or water and the remaining space in the tube is
filled
with air. The rotation is effected by movement of the liquid enclosed within 7
from
left to right through the pump 8, or visa-versa,,to change the left-right
balance of
the system via the resulting shift in the buoyant zones 12 and 13. The pump 8
is
driven by an electric motor that is controlled in speed and direction by an
electronic servo mechanism fed by left and right light sensors aligned with
the
vertical axis of the system. Such servomechanisms are well known and so are
not illustrated here.
Tanks 15 and 16 are sealed tubes running the full length of the edges of the
reflector which are thin walled and filled with water to be of approximately
neutral
buoyancy when submerged. At extreme tilt to the left (counterclockwise), tank
16
will rise to the surface. As 16 breaks the surface the mass of water contained
in
16 tends to prevent the corresponding reflector edge from rising out of the
water.
Instead the remainder of the assembly will move deeper into the water as the
system rotates further counterclockwise, allowing tracking of the sun to more
extreme angles while maintaining energy collection from the whole surface of
the
reflector 3. A similar action occurs on clockwise movement when tank 15 rises
to
the surface. This embodiment, using 15 and 16, allows the reflector to be
kept,
on average, closer to the surface than would otherwise be possible, thus
reducing the losses due to the length of the optical path through the water
medium.
According to the alternative embodiment of the present invention which is
illustrated in perspective by reference to Figure 4, the apparatus uses a
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focus or two dimensional parabolic concentrator 3 with a pair of near circular
buoyancy tracking tube loops 7 and 17 mounted vertically and at right angles
to
each other to provide full tracking of the sun in two dimensions. An array of
photovoltaic cells 6 is mounted near the focus of the substantially parabolic
reflecting concentrator 3. The components are mounted to move as one unit.
The assembly is kept substantially underwater by adding sufficient liquid 18
to
sealed tubes 7 and 17, the balance of the upper section of each tube being
filled
with air or inert gas. The preferred liquid 18 is ethylene glycol or water.
The
lowest point of each of tubes 7 and 17 contains a positive displacement pump 8
or 9 controlling movement of liquid between the lower sections of each of the
tubes 7 and 17. There is no communication of liquid between the tubes 7 and 17
and each tube is sealed. Thus the relative lateral buoyancy of each of the
tubes.
can be adjusted by pump 8 and 9 to rotate each tube in relation the water
surface
about an axis perpendicular to the plane of each tube. These pumps are
controlled by a pair of photocells and servomechanism for each axis, as
described for the earlier embodiments. Since the tracking system will maintain
pointing of the assembly at the brightest point in the sky at all times, it is
not
necessary to orient the system to North/South. To keep the assembly in one
location and provide a path for the power wiring, it is desirable to have a
flexible
anchor rope and anchorage 22 to the bottom of the pond. A typical size for the
round parabolic reflector 3 in this system is about one metre diameter.
The embodiment shown in Figure 4 has advantages over the method of Figure 1
in that this embodiment uses two dimensional concentration which allows lower
focussing accuracy on each axis for a given level of concentration. Thus it is
more tolerant of waves and ripples and less precise manufacturing methods may
be required for the reflector 3.
Figures 5 and 6 are preferred embodiments of the second principal variety of
the invention where the concentrator is not permanently immersed, but moves
partially into the water during tracking rotations and fully into the water
when
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According to the alternative embodiment of the present invention which is
illustrated in plan view by reference to Figure 5, the apparatus uses a
refractive
Fresnel lens 3, preferably made of transparent plastics material, joined as
shown
to a buoyancy tracking loop tube 7 (or a pair of such tubes at right angles
for a
two dimensional tracking concentrator, similar to that in Figure 4) and
Photovoltaic energy converters 6, similar to those described for previous
embodiments. The numbers used match those of previous Figures for
corresponding components. In this embodiment the apparatus is only partially
submerged, such that, while the PV cells 6 are always submerged, the Fresnel
lens 3 is above the water surface 2 for about half of the tracking tube 7
rotation.
Figure 5 shows the apparatus oriented to point about 30 degrees above the
horizon. As previously described, the tracking tube 7 contains a positive
displacement pump 8 which moves fluid 18 within the lower section of tube 7 to
set the position of buoyant zones 12 and 13 which position the rotation of the
collector system to track the angle of the sun's rays (which enter along the
axis
indicated by the arrow). During extreme weather conditions extra protection
can
be provided by providing a further positive displacement pump 9 within tube 7
at
a suitable position as shown to allow the tracking system to almost fully
invert the
collector, immersing the concentrator and thus greatly reducing the area of
the
exposed section and reducing wind loads. The pumps 8 and 9 are spaced
approximately 120 degrees apart. With the components positioned as shown in
Figure 5 the collector is able to track the sun over at least 120 degrees,
corresponding to 8 hours of the sun's movement. A third pump 120 degrees
away from 8 and 9 can be optionally employed to provide full rotational
capability.
Component 19 is a slightly conical tube whose inner surface is highly
reflective
(Aluminised), channeling light from lens 3 to the PV cells 6 and acting as a
secondary concentrator which further focuses the light. Tube 19 can also act
to
even out the variations in the focussed light by multiple reflections,
allowing more
efficient operation of the PV cells 6. The walls of 19, together with
transparent
window 20 and enclosure of PV cells 6, make a sealed enclosure which prevents
dirt or water contamination of the PV cells. The walls of 19 may be a
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metal such as copper to assist in removing heat from the PV cells 6 to the
surrounding water and a metallic heat spreader 25 may be attached to the rear
of
the PV cells. This enclosure may optionally be filled with a transparent
liquid such
as hydrocarbon oil for better cooling. The Fresnel Lens 3 should have its'
grooved surface facing the PV cells to minimise dirt accumulation. The rear
surface of the PV cells enclosure 6 is in contact with the water to provide
cooling.
The tube 19 is attached to the tracking tube 7 and lens 3 by struts 21 so that
the
whole assembly moves as one unit. The assembly should preferably be retained
by a sliding ring looped around tube 7 which in turn is attached to a fixture
or
weight at the bottom of the pond by a rope or elastic cord, which may also
carry
the power output wires. One or more vanes may be attached radially outward
from tube 7 in the vicinity of pump 8 to reduce oscillation of the system
caused by
wind or waves. Surface wave-breaking barriers 10 should be employed as
referenced in Figure 1. The water of the pond or reservoir need not be kept
clean
or filtered as it is not in long term contact with the optical surfaces of 3
and 20
and no water enters the optical path during operation except during extreme
tilt.
In this embodiment a lesser degree of protection is provided to the system
against wind forces than that of Figure 1 and 3, but there is a large
reduction in
energy losses as there is no passage of light through water in this
embodiment,
so that the power available per unit area of collector is higher. In addition
this
system generates more consistent power during each day than that of Figure 1
since there is no reduction or spreading of energy by refraction through and
reflection from a water surface. There is some loss of useful collection area
when
the concentrator edges enter the water, but the loss from this cause is a
small
percentage of the daily total energy production. When using a two-dimensional
concentrator this embodiment is more tolerant of waves and ripples and less
precise manufacturing methods may be required for the lens 3 than when
implemented with a one dimensional concentrating lens.
According to the alternative embodiment of the present invention which is
illustrated in plan view by reference to Figure 6, the apparatus uses a
reflective
concave parabolic concentrator 3 combined with a smaller reflective convex
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secondary reflector 23 placed on axis just inside the focus position of
reflector 3.
Secondary reflector 23 has a focal length that diverges the solar rays
sufficiently
to bring them to a focus in the vicinity of the PV energy converter 6 through
a
window 20 at the centre of reflector 3. The PV cells 6 are mounted in a
position
such that they are always substantially submerged below the pond water level
when the system is within about 60 degrees of vertical. The apparatus is only
partially submerged so that concentrator 3 remains above the surface at most
angles of operation. Conical tube 19 links PV cells 6 and window 20 to form a
sealed enclosure which prevents water contamination of the PV cells. This
enclosure may optionally be filled with a non-corrosive transparent liquid to
improve heat removal from the cells 6. A metallic heat spreader 25 may be
provided at the rear of 6 to better conduct heat to the surrounding water. The
inner walls of 19 are preferably highly reflective internally to further
concentrate
the rays. As for Figure 5, the system as shown may be a linear, one
dimensional
concentrator, or it may be a two dimensional concentrator and tracking system
similar to that illustrated in Figure 4 with the addition of a second tacking
tube at
right angles to 7. In the one dimensional case tube 19 becomes a trough
extending out of the plane of the diagram. The apparatus floats on a pond
containing wave suppressors, as for Figure 5. Tracking tubes and pumps 8 and 9
operate as for Figure 5, allowing sun tracking and full inversion of the
apparatus
to submerge the large reflector 3 for protection in severe winds. A few small
holes are provided in 3 near 20 to allow drainage. A vane 24 is provided for
each
axis to reduce oscillation due to waves and wind forces. Vane 24 is a fan-
shaped
concertina arranged on slide-locking hinges at its' tip to fold out of the
wind when
it is in an exposed position (inverted). All components are rigidly mounted
together to rotate as one unit. All large components are preferably made of
thin
plastics material. The apparatus is tethered to the pond bottom in a manner
similar to that of Figure 4. The advantages of this system over that of Figure
5
are that only smooth surfaces are required in the concentrator so that it is
more
readily cleaned by water spray and that the reflector can be more economically
made with high strength due to its' parabolic shape. In other respects the
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of Figure 6 is similar in performance to that of Figure 5. The water of the
pond or
reservoir need not be kept clean or filtered as it is not in long term contact
with
the optical surfaces of 3 and 23 and no water enters the optical path during
operation except briefly during extreme tilt, so dirt in the water is of
little
consequence. The embodiments of Figures 5 and 6 both require that the mass
of the apparatus be balanced approximately around the centre of rotation 17.
For ease of balance and a low wind profile it is necessary that the lens of
Figure
5 and the reflector of Figure 6 be kept as close as feasible to the water
surface.
This requirement causes the edges of the concentrator devices 3 of Figures 5
and 6 to become partially immersed at the ends of the daily tracking cycle
when
the pointing direction is close to the horizon. Windbreaks may be employed
above the water surface to reduce oscillation of these systems.
The bi-directional positive displacement pumps 8 and 9 shown in Figures 3, 4,
5
and 6 include an electric motor drive and either gear or vane or peristaltic
pump,
or they may be implemented in the form of pulsed pumps using solenoids to
compress flexible chambers. Such pumps are well known so are not detailed
here. These pumps need only be of very small size, power and capacity,
typically
moving one cubic centimeter per second. According to alternative preferred
embodiments of the invention that are not illustrated in the drawings, the
apparatus uses underwater concentrators that are in the form of refractive
lenses, optionally in Fresnel, or segmented form. These preferably use
transparent plastics materials which are located near the water surface to
form
one or more air filled voids under the water to focus light, and an energy
converting device such as a strip of photovoltaic cells which is located below
the
lens at the focal point. These embodiments have the advantage that no metallic
reflective layer is required, thus extending the potential lifetime of the
device. In
such embodiments the concentrator may be suspended under the water attached
to a floating buoyancy tracking system as described for Figure 3, so that
there is
no need for a substantial support structure mounted at the bottom of the pond,
and no need to control the depth of the water precisely.
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Yet further preferred embodiments of the invention which are not illustrated
use
holographic concentrators.
In any of the preferred embodiments described, the photovoltaic cell energy
converter 6 can be replaced either by a chemical reaction chamber optionally
containing a catalyst, or by a thermoelectric energy converter
The present invention allows the use of very low-cost materials for the
reflector
assemblies 3 of Figures 1 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6. Any apparent loss in
overall
efficiency due to transmission losses through the water or other liquid is
counterbalanced by providing larger reflector assemblies 3 than would be used
if
the same photovoltaic cells were used in a land-based collector assembly. This
increase in size of reflector assembly (or lens assembly) results in a higher
incident light energy density at the photovoltaic cells. Increasing the
incident
energy intensity on photovoltaic cells would normally lead to increased
heating of
the cells, which is undesirable for a number of reasons. One of these is that
the
efficiency of energy conversion of photovoltaic cells drops off as their
temperature increases. However, having the photovoltaic cells within water
provides natural connective cooling, allowing operation of the cells at 50
times or
more of the intensity of normal sunlight with only a small temperature
increase on
the cells.
Placing the apparatus underwater also provides some protection against
ultraviolet light, because wavelengths below 250nanometres are filtered out of
the light by passage through water (if over about 500mm path). This protection
from ultraviolet light allows relatively long term use of cheaper forms of
plastics
materials, which would otherwise not be suitable when exposed to the sun.
The apparatus is placed in this situation underwater, or partially underwater,
to
achieve five main objectives, which are:
1. Underwater placement reduces the disturbing effects of wind on the
focusing collector. These effects include distortion of the structure by wind
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forces, which reduces the degree of concentration possible. These effects
also include disturbances to the rotary tracking movements caused by wind
forces.
2. Underwater placement greatly simplifies the requirements for a tracking
mechanism to keep the concentrator and collector focused on the incoming
radiation in that only changes in relative angular (or lateral) buoyancy are
required to create precise and stable rotational movements. Tracking on any
horizontal axis can be achieved simply by moving a mass of water from a
partially filled, vertically extended buoyancy tank on one side to similar
tank
on the opposite side (changing the relative buoyancy in a closed system).
Tracking about a vertical axis, if required, can be achieved with small
propeller driven thrusters placed tangentially at the edges of the
concentrator.
3. The placement of the energy converter underwater also provides efficient
convective cooling of the energy-collecting device when required, especially
when this collector is a set of PV cells or thermoelectric converters (whose
rear, cold junction requires cooling). Both these energy collectors
/converters
operate with greater efficiency when cooled, especially if cooled below
daytime ambient temperature, which is generally the case when the cells are
in a large body of open water.
4. The underwater situation provides structural components with support via
their buoyancy in water and reduces deflections caused by wind so that
components of much lower mass, strength and cost may be utilized relative to
such a concentrator used in an exposed position.
5. A permanent underwater location during operation greatly reduces all
weather-related damage risk, including that from hail and wind at all times
with no active control or power required. Such a system is passively robust.
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It is believed that the use of lightweight materials will, in turn, reduce the
costs of
transport of materials to their site of installation and the handling costs
associated with installation.
This invention is well suited to application in a hydroelectric pumped-storage
system consisting of two dams at different altitudes with a motor-generator
linked
to a turbine in a tube between the two dams. The floating solar electric
generators can supply energy to lift water from the lower dam to the upper dam
when sunlight is available thus storing the energy. The floating solar
collectors
can cover most of the dam surface and can be arranged to have no contact with
the bottom of the dam, using above-water tethers and wiring if needed to allow
adaptation to widely varying water levels. The use of existing dams and
reservoirs for solar energy collection, utilising the present invention,
eliminates a
large fraction of the usual site and set-up costs of a solar power plant.
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